Use Of Uk Military Forces In Combat Abroad
Details
Status: Active
Groups: Foreign Policy and Defence
Description
There have been votes in Parliament on the use of UK Military Forces in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria.
[Person name] voted for/against use of UK military forces in combat operations overseas
Decisions
Decisions may be read as agreeing with the policy, or being against the policy.
| month | decision | alignment | strength | decision type | uses powers | voting cluster | participant count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-11 | Iraq — UN Security Council Resolution 1441 — Second resolution necessary — rejected | agree | weak | Division | uses_powers | Multi-party against: Government No, Opposition divided | 534 |
| 2003-02 | Iraq — Case for war is unproven — rejected | against | weak | Division | insufficent_info | Multi-party against: Government No, Opposition divided | 590 |
| 2003-03 | Iraq — Case for war not established — rejected | against | strong | Division | uses_powers | Multi-party against: Government No, Opposition divided | 613 |
| 2003-03 | Iraq — Declaration of War | agree | strong | Division | does_not_use_powers | Cross party aye | 561 |
| 2010-09 | UK Armed Forces in Afghanistan (Backbench Business) | agree | strong | Division | uses_powers | Nominal opposition: Government Aye Opposition Weak No | 324 |
| 2011-03 | United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973 — Libya — No Fly Zone | agree | strong | Division | does_not_use_powers | Cross party aye | 570 |
| 2013-08 | Syria and the Use of Chemical Weapons | agree | weak | Division | insufficent_info | Strong conflict: Opposition proposes | 552 |
| 2013-08 | Syria and the Use of Chemical Weapons | agree | weak | Division | insufficent_info | Strong conflict: Gov proposes | 553 |
| 2014-09 | UK Air Strikes Against ISIL in Iraq | agree | strong | Division | does_not_use_powers | Cross party aye | 565 |
| 2015-12 | UK Airstrikes Against ISIL in Syria — Decline to Authorise | against | strong | Division | uses_powers | Strong conflict: Opposition proposes | 601 |
| 2015-12 | UK Airstrikes Against ISIL in Syria | agree | strong | Division | does_not_use_powers | Strong conflict: Gov proposes | 620 |